Sodomy: LHC takes notice of robberies in Aimanabad

The police had refused to set up a picket at the villagers’ complaint.

LAHORE:


The Lahore High Court on Tuesday took notice of the incident wherein armed assailants allegedly robbed some passersby and sodomised a child in Aimanabad. Gujranwala district and sessions judge has been directed to probe into the matter and submit a detailed report regarding steps taken by the police along with his comments.



The LHC Complaints Cell took the notice of a report in the press that six armed men had robbed many passersby near Link Wahndo Road. They had also taken away cash and mobile phones from several men. The robbers had also tortured and sodomised a 12-year-old boy at gun point.  The police had refused to set up a picket at the villagers’ complaint.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2013.